Poster
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Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows a clown-like figure holding a tray upon which a troupe of people with restricted growth perform bareback horse riding and an acrobatic act: a monkey is riding a bicycle and another figure is playing a stringed instrument. The same troupe is seen in S.122-1994.
Object details
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| Brief description | Poster advertising the Circus Schumann, featuring Schaefer's Dwarves |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows a clown-like figure holding a tray upon which a troupe of people with restricted growth perform bareback horse riding and an acrobatic act: a monkey is riding a bicycle and another figure is playing a stringed instrument. The same troupe is seen in S.122-1994. |
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| Object history | Schaefer's Dwarves appeared with the Bertram Mills' Circus in the 1926-1927 season which is why the poster is in the Bertram Mills' Collection. For other Schaefer's Dwarves poster see S.122-1994 and S.192-1994. Associated Production: Company: Cirkus Schumann, Schaefer's Dwarves. Performance category: circus. |
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| Accession number | S.237-1994 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2010 |
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